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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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